The Republic of Poland is a country in Central Europe or Eastern Europe, depending on the definition, bordered by ► Germany to the west, the ► Czech Republic and ► Slovakia to the south, ► Ukraine and ► Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, ► Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) and ► Lithuania to the north. It also shares a maritime border with Denmark and Sweden. The total area of Poland is 312,683 sq km (120,728 sq mi) making it the 69th largest country in the world with population over 38.5 million people concentrated mainly in large cities, including the most populated urban area of Poland, Silesian conurbation (albeit administratively divided into separate cities and towns), the present capital of Poland, Warsaw, the historical capital, Kraków, and industrial city of Łódź.

Short name

Poland

Official name

Republic of Poland

Status

Independent country since the ninth century, interrupted between 1795 and 1918 as well as between 1939 and 1945, member of the ► European Union since 2004

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Poland, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Poland. Template:Left-par

History of other entities

Danzig

In 1923 the city of Gdańsk became a Free City under protection of the Leage of Nations. Gdańsk was annexed by Germany in 1939 and is now part of Poland.

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

English map of Poland - XVIII century

Poland in 1836

Poland in 1902

Other maps

Airports

Polish airports in 2011 - passenger traffic

Polish airports in 2007 - passenger traffic

Polish airports in 2006 - passenger traffic

Polish airports in 2005 - passenger traffic

Catholic Dioceses

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Satellite map

Satellite map

Notes and references

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